Caniggia's first birthday after Maradona's death The ball king "Kiyou" actually had such a bloody life

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Claudio Paolo Caniggia was born on January 9, 1967, in a town called Henderson in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and today is his 54th birthday.

During his club career, he stayed in Serie A clubs such as Roma and Atalanta, as well as the Glasgow Rangers and Dundee United in the Premier League. In Argentina, he played for River Plate and Boca Youth, a century rival.

At the national team level, he made 50 appearances for the Pampas Eagles, scoring 16 goals and four in eight World Cup games. The two most famous goals came from Maradona's assists.

The first goal was the only goal scored against Brazil in the first round of the 1990 knockout round, and the second goal was against Nigeria in the 1994 World Cup group stage, and the king of the ball quickly took a free kick to help the "Son of the Wind" score twice. This is maradona's 8th assist at the World Cup, and the last time, the ball has allowed the king to monopolize the world cup's historical assist king.

In 1998, Caniggia lost his chance to compete in the World Cup because he was reluctant to cut his long haircut; in 2002, although he was selected for the squad, he did not get any chance to play. In the final round of the group stage, he also received a red card for allegedly abusing the referee on the sidelines, becoming the first player in the history of the World Cup to be sent off without playing.

Caniggia's friendship with Maradona is a topic that everyone has been talking about. On July 15, 1996, the two played together for Boca, Maradona twice assisted Caniggia, and the excited duo staged a six-minute "Kiss of the Century" in front of the audience.

Caniggia's wife at the time, Mariana Nannis, said in an interview: "I think Maradona must have fallen in love with my husband. ”

The Nannis and Caniggia married in 1988 and have three children. The marriage lasted until September 2019, when Caniggia had thrown herself into the tenderness of Argentine model Sofia Bonelli, who was 26 years younger than herself, and with whom she married in Mexico in November 2019.

The property division lawsuit between Caniggia and his ex-wife has not yet been completed, and the two who love each other have long been enemies for money.

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